Philip hess



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. P. HESS.

NEGKTIE.

Patented Sept. 2, 1890.

BY ATTORNEYS thar STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILIP HESS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HESS dc MORGENTHAN, OF

SAME PLACE. 5

NECKTIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,828, datedSeptember 2, 1890.

Application filed July 9, 1890. Serial No. 358,152. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHILIP HESS, of New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inArticles of Neckear, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in mens neck-wear, andparticularly to neckties of different styles that are made of silk orother textile fabric.

As usually manufactured there is a shield of nearly-rigid materialprovided as a founda tion for the tie, which piece is covered with thesilk or other goods from which the exposed portions are made.

In use neckties of ordinary make are liable to become soiled and firstshow wear upon the upper-edge portion, while other parts of the articlemay be uninjured in any way.

The object of this invention is to provide a ready means for changingthe worn, soiled, or

faded upper portion of a necktie having ashield, so as to bring intoview and service parts of the article of neck-wear which are in anuninjured condition.

A further object is to furnish a necktie having a neckband and asupporting-shield with an endless pendent scarf portion that is movable,and which is also adapted to receive a Teck bow, puffed band, orkeeper-ring of varied form to hold the scarf longitudinally adjusted.

To these ends my invention consists in certain features of constructionand combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be made to the accompanying drawings, formingaportion ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front perspective View of the preferred form for thedevice. Fig. 2 is a broken reverse view of the tie shown in Fig. l.

The shield A (shown in Fig. 2) is preferably made of pasteboard cut intoform and properly covered. It is of sufiicient length for its use, andis shaped, preferably, as represented, having its upper edge curvedinward slightly, the lower edge bcin g made substantially parallel tothe upper edge between two points a a, that are equally distant from theends of the shield, the material being cut to slope from these pointstoward the upper edge and outwardly to the ends of the shield, thusaffording a wider portion between the points a a from the upper to thelower edge of the shield.

The shield A is secured on the rear or inner surface of the tie-band Bby sewing its ends to the lining of the latter, thus producing anopening between these parts.

The tie-band B is of usual form and has an elastic piece B secured toone end, which is adapted to be adjusted for length, and is furnishedwith a ring I), that may engage a hook e, that is on the other end ofthe band, and thus retain the necktie on the neck of the wearer.

A pendent scarf 0 is provided, which consists of an endless band havinga suitable Width and length, any preferred material being utilized inits manufacture, it being understood that the same goods which are usedto face the neckband are employed for the outside of the scarf.

Before the ends of the scarf 0 are joined together one of said ends ispassed through the opening between the shield and neckband, and thescarf made to encircle the neckband when it is finished by a properconnection of its ends.

In the preferred plan of construction there is a puffed encircling bandD passed around the scarf C, directly below the shield A, having itsupper-edge portion secured to the depending edge of the shield betweenthe points a a, as shown in Fig. 2.

The puffed band D may be given various forms and folds to change thestyle. As repo resented it simulates the four-in-hand scarf.

It will be seen that from the connection of the shield A to the neckbandB and puffed encircling band D the scarf 0 may be moved 5longitudinally, so that a different portion of the material in the scarfwill be brought into position at the upper edge 0, which will removeworn or soiled portions of the scarf from view and bring into serviceanother part of I00 the same which is in good condition, thus addingmaterially to the length of time that a necktie may be Worn and lookwell.

Upon the shield A there is preferably placed a retaining-clip d, whichis of a Wellknown form. This clip, when engaged With the collar-buttonin an obvious manner, prevents the lateral or upward displacement of thenecktie. I

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A necktie having a neckband the ends of Witnesses:

S. M. ROSENBERG, C. SEDGWICK.

